The 2024 Graduate Student Awards Ceremony was held on Monday, April 29, 2024 in Gaston Hall.
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!
Spirit of Georgetown
2023-24 Winners:
- Mary Fox, Public Relations & Corporate Communications
2023-24 Nominees:
- Alexa Eason
- Bobbie Suh
- Caitlin Boyle
- Christon Hill
- Ciera Dykstra
- Dong Hyun Chae
- Farwa Mateen
- Harry Quinton
- J. Alejandro Cifuentes
- John Emmanuel Kingsley Dadzie
- John Ossi
- Jose Flores
- Jose Alejandro Cifuentes
- Julie Rinehart
- Mac Milin Kiran
- Mary Fox
- Michelle Meza
- Monica Waldau
- Odmaa Oyungerel
- Purbasha Shome
- Robert Hamer
- Savanna Li
- Spencer Waters
Outstanding Innovation by Faculty & Staff to Graduate and Professional Student Life
2023-24 Winners:
- Donna Tanenbaum, Executive in Residence as a Talent Development & Career Advisor
2023-24 Nominees:
- Ashley Stowe
- Dr. Erwin Tiongson
- Donna Tanenbaum
- Dr. Kyle DiVito
- Dr. Taylor Winkleman
Distinguished Staff Award
2023-24 Winner:
- La’Mon Johnson – Learning, Design, & Technology
2023-24 Nominees:
- Abby Freimuth
- Dr. Ahmet Yayla
- Anne Musica
- Dr. Cathy Tierney
- Dr. Daniel Isaac
- Dr. Ivica Labuda
- Dr. Katie DePalma
- Dr. Karen Ross
- Dr. Katherine Thorpe
- Kristen Robinson
- La’Mon Johnson
- Dr. Meg Leta Jones
- Melissa Jones
- Dr. Purna Gamage
- Dr. Qiwei He
- Sandy Lee
- Seneca Lee
- Dr. Seth Perlow
- Dr. Tomoko Steen
Gerald M. Mara Faculty Mentoring Award
2023-24 Winner:
- Dr. Lahra Smith, African Studies Program
2023-24 Nominees:
- Dr. Allen Ammerman
- Dr. Bette Jacobs
- Dr. Cristina Sanz
- Dr. Franck Wiebe
- Dr. Gina Wimp
- Dr. Ivica Labuda
- Dr. Jamil Scott
- Dr. John Rust
- Dr. Lahra Smith
- Dr. Lee Pinkowitz
- Dr. Qiwei He
- Dr. Regina LaBelle
- Dr. Ronald Leow
- Dr. Shannon Stimson
- Dr. Tingting Wang
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award
2023-24 Winners:
- At-Large: Benjamin Reese, Government
- Humanities: Halle Trang, English
- Science: Matt Moriarty, Data Science & Analytics
- Social Science: Maxime Cugnon de Sévricourt, Economics
2023-24 Nominees:
- Angeles Ortega Luque
- Benjamin Reese
- Calla Cameron
- Diana Rivas Garcia
- Diego Mayorga
- Halle Trang
- Ishmael Annang
- Jared Stein
- Joaquim Lacerda Janequin
- Lamia Mohammed Kalam
- Matt Moriarty
- Maxime Cugnon de Sevricourt
- Melissa Siew
- Noura Bellali
- Omer Ipekci
- Parker Lazear
- Qing Yan
- Shambavi Natarajan
- Shira Wein
- Theodore Lai
- Travis Richardson
- William Tully Saul
- Xiaopei Zhang
- Yash Dhuldhoya
Graduate Student Teaching Award
2023-24 Winners:
- At-Large: Paige Amormino, Psychology
- Humanities: Umar Shareef, Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Sciences: Tereza Martinkova, Data Science & Analytics
- Social Science: Christopher Johns, Economics (SCS)
2023-24 Nominees:
- Angeles Ortega Luque
- Anwita Mahajan
- Christopher Johns
- Devika Chirimar
- Diego Mayorga Cordova
- Erica Lally
- George Clay
- J.B. Potter
- Julieth Cadena
- Katya Soloveva
- Kristal White
- Lilian Bringas
- Maria Speggiorin
- Maxime Martin Arthur Cugnon de Sevricourt
- Paige Amormino
- Patrick McSweeney
- Rahma Maccarone
- Samantha Steimle
- Tereza Martinkova
- Umar Shareef
Exceptional Master’s Student Award
2023-24 Winners:
- At-Large: Christopher Keller, Foreign Service
- Humanities: Kavita Premkumar, English
- Science (2): John Ossi, Sports Industry Management and Zaki Mohammed, Cybersecurity Risk Management
- Social Science: Nikisha Kotwal, Learning, Design, and Technology
2023-24 Nominees:
- Addison Groe
- Alex Grant
- Alexa Eason
- Andrew Wilps
- Avantika Bhaduri
- Aysan Azabdaftari
- Cedrick Munongo
- Chelsea Scott
- Christopher Keller
- Christopher Kenny
- Corrina Calanoc
- Emily Javedan
- Emma Goldsby
- Gabriel Ingram
- Jack Jones
- James McGee
- John Ossi
- Juan Pablo Lopez
- Jude Moukarzel
- Julieth Cadena
- Kavita Premkumar
- Kefan Yu
- Konstantin Pilz
- Le Dong Hai Nguyen
- Mary Fox
- Mazarine-Claire Penzin
- Mia Mayerhofer
- Monica Waldau
- Natalie Trachsel
- Nick Gravina
- Nikisha Kotwal
- Olivia Atkins
- Parker Fritsch
- Rachel Martinez
- Ranier Barrett
- Sara DeLeon
- Savannah Olsson
- Sean Cailteux
- Seyedeh Aysan Azabdaftari
- Shannon King
- Veronica Uribe-Kessler
- Victor De Lima
- Yara Doumit
- Yiming Chen
- Zaki Mohammed
- Zeena Alfayez
Dr. Karen Gale Exceptional Ph.D. Student Award
2023-24 Winners:
- At-Large: Shira Wein, Computer Science
- Humanities: Tahina Montoya, Liberal Studies
- Science: Micaila Curtis, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Social Science: Ankushi Mitra, Government
2023-24 Nominees:
- Anais Roussel
- Anamar Blanes
- Ankushi Mitra
- Anwita Mahajan
- David Saxon
- Enrico Osvaldi
- Fatemeh Razavipour
- Flo Martinez Addiego
- Matt Boyce
- Micaila Curtis
- Michel Fallah
- Niccolo Bonifai
- Seyedehfatemeh Razavipour
- Shira Wein
- Sidhant Saraogi
- Tahina Montoya
- Tahiyana Khan
- Yimei Cai
Graduate Global Citizen Award
2023-24 Winner:
- Lucia Szyman Mulero, Environment & Sustainability Management
2023-24 Nominees:
- Edidiong Obot
- Iku Tsujihiro
- Juan Pablo Lopez
- Kavin Sakthviel
- Le Dong Hai Nguyen
- Lucia Szyman Mulero
- Nafis Imtiaz
- Natascha de Vasconcellos Otoya
Cura Personalis Award
2023-24 Winners:
- Savannah Li, International Development
- Esteban Morales, Latin American Studies
2023-24 Nominees:
- Alejandro Carrandi
- Alexa Eason
- Cedrick Munongo
- Ciera Dykstra
- Deeksha Surisetty
- Esteban Morales
- John Emmanuel Kingsley Dadzie
- Mac Milin Kiran
- Melissa Siew
- Purbasha Shome
- Savannah Li
- Tyrique Mckie
Outstanding Graduate Student Organization Award
2023-24 Winner:
- Latin America and the Caribbean Policy Association (LAPA)
2023-24 Nominees:
- Africa Forrum
- Biotechnology Program Students’ ExCo board
- Energy, Environment, & Sustainability Committee
- Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society
- Georgetown Explorers Club
- Georgetown Real Estate Society (GRES)
- Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative (GTPI)
- Graduate Nursing Student Academy
- Graduate Student Government (GradGov)
- Japan Society Club
- Latin American Business Association (LABA)
- Latin America and the Caribbean Policy Association (LAPA)
- McCourt Policy In Practice
- Migration and Refugee Policy Initiative (MRPI)
- National Defense Policy Initiative (NDPI)
- Out@MSB
Outstanding Student Leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Service Award
2023-24 Winners:
- Humanities: Tyrique Mckie, Engaged & Public Humanities
- Science: Christopher Hampton, Nursing Practice Program
- Social Science: Ciera Dykstra, Foreign Service
2023-24 Nominees:
- Ankushi Mitra
- Ayat Mohsen
- Christopher Hampton
- Ciera Dykstra
- Daniela Zuluaga
- Iku Tsujihiro
- Jie Jung Shih
- Luz Velazquez
- Matthew Manning
- Medha Dalela
- Purbasha Shome
- Salma Mahfouz
- Tyrique Mckie
- Wedly Cazy
Outstanding Student Leader in a Graduate Student Organization Award
2023-24 Winner:
- Kris Cook, Graduate Linguistics Student Association
2023-24 Nominees:
- Bobbie Suh
- Facundo Robles
- Fikayo Odugbemi
- Flavio Cabrera
- Gareth Smythe
- Gwladys Boukpessi
- Iku Tsujihiro
- Jie Jung Shih
- Kris Cook
- Kyra Hoskin
- Megan Beaver
- Melissa Siew
- Micaila Curtis
- Nicholas Gravina
- Nicholas Lagalante
- Nishant Makhijani
- Noah Slade
- Olivia Atkins
- Sebastian Grajales
- Spencer Waters
- Trevor Barton
- Vasudha Jalan
- Yifei Jiang
- Yuki Jiang
Three Minute Thesis
2023-24 Winners:
Thesis
- Winner: Flo Martinez Addiego, Neuroscience
- First Runner-Up: Alex Grant, Epidemiology
- Second Runner-Up: Ruth Gopin, Public Policy
Dissertation
- Winner: Anwita Mahajan, Economics
- First Runner-Up: Bhavya Srivastava, Economics
- Second Runner-Up: Nadia Sarfraz, Chemistry
Please contact gradteachingawards@georgetown.edu with any questions about the awards or the nomination process.